SXSW: Courtney Love, Hole review

Courtney Love has given her fans dozens, if not hundreds, of reasons to doubt her. Yet, that didn’t stop thousands of folks from showing up to see the Bay Area native’s newly refashioned Hole at the annual Spin Party at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

The line stretched well around the block on Friday (March 19) at Stubb’s BBQ, SXSW’s largest venue, and some fans waited as long as 90 minutes to gain access to the venue. The fact that so many showed up to see the show says plenty about Love’s continued popularity – or, at least, about the curiosity factor that still surrounds this controversial rock icon.

And there was plenty to be curious about. For one, this was to be the U.S. debut of Hole’s all-new lineup, which features guitarist Miko Larkin, bassist Shawn Dailey and drummer Stu Fischer. Second, since we are talking about Love here, people wanted to know whether the star would show up and, if so, what condition she’d be in.

Love did more than just show – she led Hole 2.0 through a thrilling set of music that provided plenty of hope for this band’s future. The singer, who seemed sober and relatively sane, sounded strong as she handled both Hole classics (notably, “Violet” and “Doll Parts”) as well as tunes from the group’s forthcoming album, “Nobody’s Daughter.” The CD, set to hit stores in late April, will be Hole’s first offering since 1998′s “Celebrity Skin.”

Love was all business at the start of the show, raging through the songs without saying much to the office, but she grew more hilariously chatty as the set progressed. Her banter was almost always racy and raunchy, such as when she exclaimed at the end of a powerful version of “Violet”: “I just came!” She also fondled herself onstage as she spoke (jokingly) about wanting to have a relationship with Poison frontman/reality TV star Bret Michaels, then delivered the punch line: “I’d get him hair plugs so fast.”

Love was, understandably, quite defensive about her new band. She’s obviously heard all the comments about how the band shouldn’t be called Hole without co-founder Eric Erlandson and, to a lesser extent, Melissa Auf der Maur (who, ironically, was also showcasing at SXSW this year). She had a rebuttal for the doubters.

“We are hole, whether you like it or not you little (expletive),” she lashed out.

In many ways, it was the same ol’ Courtney. And, with the exception of the change in the band’s lineup, this could have been a Hole show from the mid-‘90s. She really only showed her age at one point during the concert, as the band closed its set and began to walk offstage.

I love HOLE! It’s always been Courtney. Just because the other band members changed doesn’t mean it’s not HOLE. I’m rooting for her. I hope she stays relatively sober!

No Name

It would be dilluded to think she has a kind or honest cell in her body,
having worked for her and i’ve never, ever worked with such a hypcrite and trust me she is not the only well known celeb i’ve worked with, and none are this far gone…sowake up and stop being so naive!!…she accuses everyone close to her of lyiongand stealing..and she never pays on time

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